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   The Boy Who Lived (Sort Of) by Menty_B_Fairy

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   23 Dec 2025

   Tags

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   • Harry Potter/Tom Riddle
   • Harry Potter
   • Tom Riddle | Voldemort
   • Narcissa Black Malfoy
   • Lucius Malfoy
   • Severus Snape
   • Bellatrix Black Lestrange
   • Barty Crouch Jr.
   • Sanguini the Vampire (Harry Potter)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Tom Riddle | Voldemort Adopts Harry Potter
   • Emotional Manipulation
   • Unhealthy Relationships
   • Child Abandonment
   • Attachment Issues
   • Manipulative Tom Riddle
   • Possessive Behavior
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Child Abuse
   • author which tortures their readers with angst but keeps them hooked to the story

   Summary

   "Not Harry! Please, not Harry!" Lily cried.

   "Avada Kedavra!"

   Voldemort stepped over Lily Potter's body and raised his wand at the child in the crib.

   "Any…" he paused. "...First words?"

   That pause changes everything.

   The Boy Who Lived becomes the boy who was taken. Raised in darkness, Harry reshapes it from within. But some bonds run deeper than either of them expected.

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   English

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